Kamaishi, Iwate
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Kamaishi (釜石市; -shi) is a city located in Iwate, Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 44,670 and the density of 101.23 persons per km². The total area is 441.29 km².
The city was founded on May 5, 1937.
It is located in the middle of the rugged Sanriku rias coast. Steel industry once flourished here.
[edit] External links
- Kamaishi official website in Japanese
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| Hachimantai | Hanamaki | Ichinoseki | Kamaishi | Kitakami | Kuji | Miyako | Morioka (capital) | Ninohe | Ofunato | Ōshū | Rikuzentakata | Tono | |||
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| Higashiiwai | Isawa | Iwate | Kamihei | Kesen | Kunohe | Ninohe | Nishiiwai | Shimohei | Shiwa | Waga | |||
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